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Monday, August 1, 2016

CATS Opening Night Photos by Jk Clarke

  Sunday night, July 31, CATS returned to Broadway. The erstwhile longest running musical on Broadway (it ran from 1982 until 2000, making it presently the fourth longest run in Broadwa…

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Friday, July 22, 2016

Timely Rhinoceros by Jk Clarke

        by JK Clarke   There hasn’t been a more appropriate time in quite a while to stage Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, and The Seeing Place Theater is to be co…

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Sunday, July 17, 2016

At the Hip: Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner by Jk Clarke

        by MR Anderson   Soaring midway into the definitive rendition of “I Will Never Leave You” (Bill Russell & Henry Krieger), Alice Ripley & …

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Photos: Small Mouth Sounds Opening Night Festivities by Jk Clarke

        Wednesday night, July 13 saw the opening of Bess Wohl’s play, Small Mouth Sounds, at the Pershing Square Signature Center/Linney Theater. Having played a so…

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

BREAKING: Estelle Parsons Rushed to Hospital Mid-Play by Jk Clarke

    BREAKING NEWS: Academy Award Winning Actress Estelle Parsons taken to hospital, second act of  Out of the Mouths of Babes cancelled at the Cherry Lane Theater. The second half…

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Friday, July 1, 2016

54 Celebrates The Neil Simon Theatre by Jk Clarke

        by Brian Scott Lipton   The soaring tones of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Memory” will soon fill the Neil Simon Theatre. It’s a fitting tune for a showplac…

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Within the Infant Rind: Romeo and Juliet by Jk Clarke

        by MR Anderson   Ivy covers the walls, shrubs and plants inhabit the corners, and you can smell the large circular garden plot filled with fresh mulch direct…

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Vodka Stinger and Friends Among the Stars by Jk Clarke

        by Martha Wade Steketee     Down the steep stairs hard by Roundabout’s Studio 54 into “Feinstein’s slash 54 Below” as our star of the evening re…

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Friday, June 24, 2016

Photos: Rockettes’ New York Spectacular Opening Night by Jk Clarke

  Thursday night, June 23, world famous Radio City Music Hall was abuzz with the opening of the 2016 New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. The show features the legend…

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Photos: Broadway Sings for Pride by Jk Clarke

  On Monday June 20, 2016 Broadway Sings for Pride (http://www.BroadwaySingsforPride.com)  celebrated their 6th Anniversary Gay Pride Charity Concert, amped up with star power when Bro…

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Saturday, June 18, 2016

What a Drag: The Taming of the Shrew by Jk Clarke

      Shakespeare in the Park’s First Serving of the Summer Misses Its Mark         by JK Clarke   It might seem impertinent to be harshly critical …

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Post-Tonys Round Up Part II – Red Carpet Arrivals by Jk Clarke

        Sunday night, June 12 at the Beacon Theatre was quite a night! Theater Pizzazz wants to thank you for following along to our live blog, and postings from the red …

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Lena Hall Rocks and Rolls Café Carlyle by Jk Clarke

      Lena Hall’s “Oh! You Pretty Thing” Plays The Café Carlyle through June 25       by Jordan Cohen   “Now this next guy…” is a phrase Lena …

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Post-Tonys Round Up Part I – Award Winners Backstage by Jk Clarke

  Sunday night, June 12, 2016 the American Theatre Wing’s 70th Annual Tony Awards® at the Beacon Theatre was quite a night! Theater Pizzazz wants to thank you for following along…

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Monday, June 13, 2016

Tony Award Winners (from the Press Room) by Jk Clarke

  Nominations & Winners for the 2016 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Starred Winners***     James Co…

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Tonys Live Blog With Sandi Durell! by Jk Clarke

    Welcome to the 2016 Tony Awards! Today we will be live blogging the Tony Awards, starting with the red carpet. Follow us on Twitter (@TheaterPizzazz) , Instagram (@TheaterPizza…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Himself and Nora – Opening Night Photos by Jk Clarke

    Bold faced names turned out at the Minetta Lane Theater in Greenwich Village on Monday night, June 6 for the opening night production and festivities of the new musical, Himsel…

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Insane in the Dane – Gary Busey’s One-Man Hamlet by Jk Clarke

      Insane in the Dane—Gary Busey’s One-Man Hamlet: As Performed by David Carl       by MR Anderson   The garish, screaming half-skull, half-Gary Bus…

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Monday, June 6, 2016

2016 Drama Desk Award Winners! by Jk Clarke

  (Sunday, June 5, 2016) – Winners for the 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this evening at The Town Hall. The 2016 Drama Desk Awards were streamed live on www.Theater…

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

An Enjoyable Evening with Russian Diva Tamara Gverdtsiteli by Jk Clarke

      by Myra Chanin   Tamara Gverdtsiteli is a an accomplished, Georgian-born, Jewish singer, actress and composer who unveiled the world premiere of her latest program,…

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Friday, June 3, 2016

Happy Day! Don Most Sings the American Songbook by Jk Clarke

        by MR Anderson   From the moment Don Most starts to saunter through the crowd, he’s family. Easeful and elegant—singing through a youthful grin all the w…

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Monday, May 30, 2016

Norden Exposure: A Doll’s House and The Father by Jk Clarke

        by JK Clarke   A double-header of Scandinavian 19th century dramas would ordinarily be less than enticing to anyone but ardent fans of classical theater, as …

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Lip Slip – The Judas Kiss by Jk Clarke

        by JK Clarke   While the deprivation of human rights of any person or group at any time is categorically unacceptable, it’s sometimes astonishing to examin…

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The 72nd Annual Theatre World Awards by Jk Clarke

        by Jordan Cohen   The 72nd annual Theatre World Awards, presented to twelve outstanding performers making their Broadway and off-Broadway debuts this season,…

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Toast to the 2016 Tony Awards Creative Arts Nominees by Jk Clarke

  Tuesday, May 24, the 2016 Tony Awards Creative Arts Nominees were celebrated in a cocktail party at the elegant Lambs Club in Times Square. Broadway League Chairman, Robert E. Wankel,…

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Incognito by Jk Clarke

        by Brian Scott Lipton   “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” That quote by Albert Einstein shows up in Nick Payne’s fascinating, dense new 8…

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Elizabeth Sullivan Mother of Singers, Mistress of Songs by Jk Clarke

            by Joe Regan Jr.     For 18 years Elizabeth Sullivan, now 86 years old, has traveled from Foggy Bottom, Oklahoma to do a Mother’s Day sh…

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2016 Obie Awards Winners and Red Carpet Photos by Jk Clarke

Monday Night, May 23 the 61st Annual Obie Awards took place at Webster Hall in New York City. Co-sponsored by the American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, Owner) the Obies …

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Monday, May 23, 2016

Jose Llana: Altitude by Jk Clarke

        by Joe Regan Jr.   A year ago Philippines-born Jose Llana did an autobiographical show at Jazz at Lincoln Center, which he recorded and has since released on…

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Jeff Macauley Celebrates CD Release at Metropolitan Room by Jk Clarke

        by Joe Regan Jr.   Jeff Macauley first did his tribute to the lyrics of Normal Gimbel in 2012 and has performed it many times since then. So once again, in c…

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Friday, May 13, 2016

New Dramatists Honors Audra McDonald by Jk Clarke

    Thursday afternoon, May 12, the playwright development laboratory, New Dramatists, honored Broadway sensation Audra McDonald at its 67th Annual Spring Luncheon at the Marriott …

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